Combined bank, coin controlled gum vender, and game



M. S. LEAF Aug. 5, 1952 COMBINED BANK, COIN CONTROLLED GUM VENDER, AND GAME Filed Aug. 24, 1950 '5 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

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Aug. 5, 1952 M. s. LEAF 2,606,088

COMBINED BANK, COIN CONTROLLED GUM VENDER, AND GAME 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 24, 1950 Z 55 I i INVENTOR. 77Za/5'ka ZZ 51 Leaf az i y Aug. 5, 1952 M. SfLEAF 2,606 08 COMBINED BANK, COIN CONTROLLED GUM VENDER, AND GAME Filed Aug. 24, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. 77/a75/zall 5. Zeqf BY Patented Aug. 5, 1952 UNITED STATES P-ATENT orries CQMBINED BANK,-COIN"CONTROII3ED GUM VENDER, AND GAME Brands, j Inc Illinois Marshall S Leaf, Chicago, 111,, assignor to peaf Chicago, 111 a corporation of Application August 24, issueseriaianmsmso The present invention ;relates :to la ;-combined 1 bank, coinvcontrolled gumwvender and.:game,:and

is particularly concernedwithgan improved :toy adapted to encourage ;thrift,;;as-well iasrtog-aiford amusement, and torewardi-theuser wheneveria coin is deposited in the bank.

.One of the objects :or :the invention-is the 1pmvision of anyimproved :cQincontrolled; :vending machine for ;louhble -;.g.um ,in ;the :form of balls,

which may ,be usedwith dim es,:.nicke1s, or-pennice, so "that any convenient coin of thisnsize may be employed; -.and :;the.;.devioe;mayse1tve1as a bank in which a :child :ma place :such coins .for accumulating :a sufficientzsum OffITfl-OHQY'EfOI :a bank account.

Another obj eat. is; the provlsion :of' an; improved vendingmachine which also includes :a game of the ipla ie o :th L e h dir cti e the :vi w. taken on th 11:21am of-th ne o Fi skill so that the user, who places .a coin in the vending machine, not onlyc-receivesarball of-tgum, but is permitted to play a.game,:and in factflmust play thegame successfully. to zreceivezthe gum.

I Another object of :the,.-in-vention;is the provision of an ;improved ,idevice cof :theclass idescribed incorporating a:-miniature ihasket :ball game :in which the game 'is :played with balls of gum, andin which-,theiigum';isikept;sanitary=and the supply on hand isaconstantly .visibleasian incentiveto the placing-of coinsiinsthebank.

Another object is the provision of anim'proved game of skill, ;in :which thelplay-hall may be edible or,;made ofqgumpand in mhich-Ethe ball controlled :by a :coin: control so that ithetuser secures anediblelmember for thea'depositofihis coin; and at the same time thedevice provides aanincentive for the user .topracticei-his iskill on the miniature ,basketlballigame.

1- Anotherv iobject of ,the;;invention;zis .to qprovide an: improved Mending ;machine of ithe :class ade- ;scribe d, 4 including 3a rotor which is .zadanted :to 'i-receive and pass :balls of 'gum .;or;;candy ;on.e..:at

a time during the steptbyzstepcrotationrof the rotor; and the same ;rotor is :adaptejdrto ;receive the coins depositedthe ;;coi ?itself providing a physical connection between anactuatinghandle and the rotor until therotor hasmoved one step;

and a ball is discharged ;,at the; sametime-gthe coin passes into a containerrsuch as a bank'.

Other objects and advantages zwill beapparent from the followingdescription 0f the'invention and theaccompanying drawings, in which -simiplane o t din e th inlan of t V h d re tio se lth sa re s; l

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The us n -2 ,ai pr rabl m d e 5a p1urality of separate units, such as a;base;portion L: r eal gam vo'pe ti 122 :ende m n r inerpe tie 5 i consist of; a thin; s e11 of; molded plastic, having ahottommall 24,;a p airof sidewalls '25 and 26, 40:

and a :frontvwall ,2'1; which; is preferably provided with-apartially-cylindrical portionZB, which also has a top wall 29 and extendssto the bottom wallz l.

The ;baek side of the a-housing ,is ,preferably openand pro-vided ,iwithga covergplate -39, which closes the base and-tlie merchandise receiving "portion 23 and .is;provided with.a vsuitabledcey I controlled lock further toJoe described;

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Referring to the three sheets ofdrayvingsaccompanying the specification,

.jFig. 1 is alfronttelevational v V 7 view ;of ;a;; game 'f devi'ce embodying the invention;

The game, portiQnj-Z of the-housing ,maycon- ,sistlof a .molded -plasticsshell having a pair of side :walls'iS I, 43.2 joined-bya partially cylindrical top wall .33, ,all of Jthesewallsf being supported by a back wall 34. The fronto'f t l 1ishg eurj1e portion is open,.but.iscoveredwith,a,windowgt5 of trans- ,perentpl tic. T

. The same portion has .its curved top wall ,33

provided with an inward extension 36 curving over toward the right side of the game portion and terminating at the upper corner 31 of a ball chute 38. The ball chute 38 is formed in the base portion 2| and is formed by the side wall 25 and a downwardly extending parallel wall 39, which parallel wall is provided with a rectangular aperture 40, as can be seen in Fig. 9.

The front window 35 is provided with straight side edges flush with the walls 3| and 32 and withthe circular upper edge flush with the; outside of h the curved wall 33. The window also has a a partially circular cut-out 65 (Fig. 4), which depending straight portion coveringthe' front of i the coin chute at 38, this straight portion being indicated at 4| (Fig. 9). The depending portion 4| of the front window hasan aperture 42 in its lower end, which is preferably rectangular and provides space for an operating spring 43 to project outward and to permit a limited amount of motion of the spring.

The portion of the housing'between the walls 3| and 36 is preferably closed with'a front wall portion 44; and the cylindrical front wall portion 28 preferably has a rectangular slot 45.

The inside of the back wall 34 preferably bears a representation of a basket ball; and this wall is provided with an aperture 45a (Fig. 4) for receiving'a basket and delivery chute assembly 48.

This basket and delivery chute assembly preferably consists of a molded plastic member which is transparent; and it has a partially cylindrical and U-shaped basket 41, which is open at the top and the bottom, and'which may be provided with ribs or ball net.

The upper edge of the basket 41 is integrally joined to a trapezoidal top wall 48, which extends grooves 48, simulating the basket permits access to the ball sockets of a rotor 66 fromthe supply'of merchandise in the chamber 61. The rotor 66, actuating member 68, and the spring 43 are' all preferably supported on a unit carried by a partition 69, which is insertable into the base 38 from the open back.

The side walls and 26 are provided on their inside with pairs of spaced ribs above and below the partition- 69, providing-guides into which the partition 69 may be slid.' 'The'pa'rtition 68 has "a cylindrical shaft 18 projecting upward and serving as a trunnion for the c'oin controlled actuator 68.

- This coin controlled actuator consists of a cir- 'cular 'disc 1| (Figs. 6 and -7) and it has an integral tubular'bearing'membe'r 12' rotating on the shaft"). The disc 1| is'provided on its front edge with-a substantially cylindrical wall 12 extending laterally on-"each side of a coin chute 13.

The length of the wall 12 is suflicient to overlap to the front window 22 atthe upper edge of a rectangular aperture 50. The rectangular aperture 50 has a downward extension 5|, which passes a delivery chute 52 that projects outwardly beyond the front window.

The delivery chute 52 is a substantially half cylindrical trough,'terminating in a rounded end wall 53 (Fig. 4) in front, and terminating also at its back in an upwardly extended'rounded end wall 54 that extends up to the bottom of the basket 41. At its front edge the delivery chute may have an upwardly extending member 55 (Fig. 1) to keep the ball from jumping out, but permitting the fingers to grasp the ball from both sides 0 the trough 52.

The delivery chute assembly 46 has a pair of diagonal walls 56, 51 depending from the top wall 49 and extending over to the lateral sides of the opening 50 in the front window. Thus the delivery chute assembly is closed off on all sides from the interior of the game portion, except at its bottom and its top. w

The game ball 58 (Fig. 1) may be projected upwardly and may drop into the basket 41 and, if so, will be delivered out in front of the window by the delivery chute 52.

The game portion preferably has an inwardly extending obstruction 58 projecting inwardly from the side wall 3| at about the level of the top of the basket 41. This obstruction provides something against which the game ball 58 may bounce upward so that it may more readily drop into the basket 41.

The various parts of the housing may be integrally welded together by the use of a solvent or may be secured by means of a suitable cement.

and close .the rectangular aperture whether the coin chute 13 is in its left positionor its right position-the latter being shown in Fig. 1;

H The coin chute 13 comprises an integral part of the 'discand has a curved bottom wall 14 and a pair of parallel side walls 15, 16, forming a slot 18through the-wall 12.

Disc 11 also has a radial 'slot 11 (Fig.5) forming a continuation of the slot in the coin chute 13. The coin controlled actuating member 68, which '"in'cludes'the coin chute 13 and disc 1|, is rotatably mounted upon the'shaft-18; and thetop wall 28 of the forward curved portion 'of' the base has a short'radial slot 18, which registers" with the coin chute when'the" coinichute is' in its right hand position.

-' The exposed portion or the coin chute is too small 'to permit any coin to be inserted, except when the coin chute is in the right hand position 'of' Fig. 3, in registry with the short slot 19 in the top wall 29."

Thedisc 1| also has an arcuate slot 86 (Fig. 6), terminating in a circular hoie 8|. 'The arcuate slot receives a stopmemb'er 82, which may consist of a-spring oranintegral rib secured to the partition 69. Thus the limits of movement in a rotative direction for the disc 1| are determined by'the combined length of slot 88 and circle 8| engaging the ends of stop 82.

' Disc 1|- has round aperture 8|, which registers with a trough 83 (Fig. 10) when the coin controlled actuator 68 is in' its left hand position.

Thi permits a ball to drop into the ball trough 83 after a coin has been inserted and the actuator 68 is moved to the left.

-At the same time the coin slot is registers with 'jcoin slot 84 (Fig. 6) in the partition 68, perutting the coin which has been used to drop into the lower part of the base in a chamber indicated at 85 (Fig. 4)

The rotor 66 consists of a circularmember of round body 81 at the top. Hub 86 rotates on spring 9:3 (Fig; mrmauny Q 3 engaging in the slots 89. It falso has-an outwardly projecting "camming end 95' permitting it to "ride over the corners of thefslots.

the-outside-of thetubiilarba'ring 12 or the actuatordis'c H The EOdy' B-T er this rotor is cir'mllar E-ahd haS a mliltipliity Of circular through bores 88 separatedby reidialsldts-BS.

The dimmer temugh 'bores have ee 'enaing eminence alls so and the rad-m1 slots 89 'in the rotor '65 are also bordered by depending parallel walls 9T for-receiving and-guiding the ccins.

-Th'e actuator 68 has its disc "H provided with a position, sliding on" the partitionffib and projecting intoithesldt's see: the mparts. Thecoin continues to be sui i crted until it reaches the slot 84, when it falls 'thrbiig h the partition into 'the ba'nk chamber ii5. p

The slots" 89*als'c serve to *ens'sge s Qi'ndeiti'ng This spring hash 'V sh'aped The spring extends peripherally, but has 'a' horizontal attaching flange 95- With an aperture on an integr'al-pIastic pin-Bl The-attaching flange "'98 "ofthe s'prin'g serves to hard the rotor and actuating membe downward'ontheirbearings. i

ports a depe'nding rib 99. This rib extends for- 'wardly and 'backwa'rdly "and has a Tprojecting "cylindrical stud lfitlpassing through an aperture in the spring 43, Rib -99 has another "integral stud l0! passing through-the spring and'preventing rotation of the spring.

The spring 43 is a leafspring provided with a ball'shaped formation I02 on its'outer endQWhich projects about three'feurths of an inch from the front f'the housing. Theball trough '83 termihates short of the spring "43,permittingthe'ball to rest on the spring 513. The partition T69 slippor'ts'the ball trough 83.

The ball trough as is open at the top and has sidewalls I63, I94 and hackwall I05. It is also open at theright sideandhasan opening -at I 06 on its right'sidean'd abottoin lfl'lfwhich'slopes "toward the opening. Thus a ball whichis deposited in the 'trou'gh83 tends to r011 into the chute 38 and is deposited 'on the s'pringtfii.

The back cover "3B'is preferably-provided with an inwardly projecting iht'egralstud [08;(Fig. 4) which supports a lock spring ms. sprin has a'v'e'rtical. attaching flange H0 riveted "on the stud I08 and a horizontalfiange provided withav formation II I having its apex upward.

There-is a key slot I l 2 directly abcvethe spring This 7 look its. Spring 1'69 engages in a rectangular apertare: l3 (Fig 6) "in the-partition 6 9. Atrthefront side of this aperture there is an upwardly extending U-shapedformation 1 I 4, whichis open The-rotation p rmitt d isbfld'dt the-left Of 1 I back-cover3E1a 3 lhe lower beveled endof as key will 'en'g-age the" top er the-spring m9 at its v for rhation lll and force the spring downwal'rti to unlock the -The operatioh the pres'eiitdevicejisasffol- 1ows: When 'the hak has ben remhv ed with a Suitable -1;ey, -the-merchandisechamber 6 1 013 en and may be filled with-balls-cf guni or candy or the like; A ni-imber d-f thse, siich es, for 1 example, "four, immediately drop {into the 'tlirough bors 138 {in the rotor, which "are exposed -the ,wj ii' ef'c alcove thereto: at the aperture 65.

it may be moved tOWa'rIl tIie left in "the rectanemarsperturets The range ofmotion for the actuator 68 is' liinited' by {the coi'n chute '1 3 engaging the ends 01' the' arcuatehole* '4'5.

During this mdtion' the coi'n in the s'lo't 0f 7 the-disc H 'serves'as a'physical connection be- "tween this disc and tlie-j rotor 66 -becausethe coin is also in sheets of the rot the aperture 45,"-'w hen sheet thecircular ap'e'r- 'tures as dr t-he 'roto registers withthe aperture s I in; disc 1| -and---with tire spe'r wre m the' pa'rti-mon es;- hearth-emcee v tito' the ball trbugh 83jand rollsinto the hall khlite es abov'e the spring 33. r

- coin: then also re'gister's with theislot ist c'ham'her 85: 1 and actuated the co'irr contr'ol an'dmg moved a has now dep'osi-ted zavxcoin ball of dy into the ball' chute above the-spring, l

- Si'nce -the presnt device is terse t: toyewned by. the chil'dphe ha'snot spent the coin, :but-has saved it. The: child :may' thenep'ress the spring 3 downward with a finger on the rounded end ltl2,-'let-ting.'tthei finger snap ofi the-spring. This "will cau'se'thei'spring to impel *th'e ballupward i :into .:the.igame.;portion"22. v a The ball 'willjpass around-inside the curved "WE/11733, will strike the obstruction 59, and l-rebound upward, and in a large-*numben'of cases will drop into the-basket 41. -If;the us'er-fails to 'get the ball inlthe'basketythe ballwillrollydown the curved surface :36- i'nto the ball chute 38 again. ,2, 1 y 4 The user :mayatry again:andagaim until the ball is deposited in the, basket; anddn-thekpresent game it is; relatively easy-to secure a basket.

- grasp it;tand he then-issrewarded forsaving a- 7 -When the balldrops in -the-basket, it rolls-out the. b del ery ,h i 5Z.;=whe e the -11Ser 7 coin.; The movementof the coin chuteor-actuator 53 moves the rotor step by--step-=so that One hall is depositedfor each coin.

Ihe rotor snaps-over the rib fi'2," which .'pre- 4 sehtsa shoulder; Lpreve'riting backward .movemerit. 'Ihe over hanging part ll'aot the spring 33 urges the rotor down on-the stop ri-b 82 J: The rib or pawl -82-being beveled-on its-leading edge s does not stop they-disc- I l fromrotating counterclockwise in Fig, 6, but having -a sharp shoulder .on the=pawl 82 at itsj upper endin Fig.36- causes 'the discI'Hto snap dcwn'behindthe: shoulder when y it moves l far enough :and prevents v hack- -ward or clockwise: movement. I The "shape of a this 'pawli'sshown in Fig-ll.

registry withjthev slotgIB. In, any other position the exposed part of; the coin chute is too short, eveni'or, a; dime. v y Y It will thus be observed that I have invented a an improved coin controlled vending machine whichalso incorporates; a-small basket ball game and a toy bank. Either pennies, nickels or dimes may be employed; and they are saved when deposited, but the user gets a reward in the form ofa ball oil gum or candy. The user is also permitted to play a game of skill; and until the balls of gum or ,candy are brought out by making a basket, they are kept in a sanitary condition, butyisible tolthe iiser. 'I'he present device 7 stimulates the thrift of the children using it.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, many modifications may be madewithoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, and I do not wish to belimited to the precise details-oi construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of all changes within the scope of the appended-claims. c

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the. fi i te f aiea 1 l-Y d spenser. or ba lu h i e p f ns a-DQ p ast amg dt material ing a flat base, rear, and sidesy and a forward partially cylindrical wall, said latter wall :having a rectangular, peripherally extending slot, said box having a partition dividing it into a lower coin compartment and an upper dispenser chamber, said partition having a hole for passing a unit of ball gum-orthe like downward, said partition ,carryinga; depending chute below said hole, guiding, a ball into a depending chamber,

ashaft carried by said partition concentric with said cylindrical front wall, a rotatable actuating disc carriedbys'aid shaft, and having a hole registering with th .said partition hole in one positionof the disc, an actuating handle carried by the disc and projecting from said slot, a dispenser rotor of molded plastic. havingwa top disc 7 with depending tubes adjacent its periphery, said tubes being open to receive said units and to discharge them into said partition hole, an arcuate beveled holding pawl fixedlyrcarried by said partition and projecting through saidactuating disc, said pawl engaging said rotor and permitting only one way rotation of said rotor, a resilient member carried by said partition, and having a resilient holding pawl engaging between saidtubes to hold the'rotor until it is moved by the-actuating disc,isaid member having a resilient tongue '-'overlying the rotor and urging it against said fixed holding pawl, the tongue permitting the rotor to rise on the bevel of the holding pawl until the rotor passes the point of said pawl and drops back down to be held against reverse rotation.

2. A dispenser for ball'gum or the like,comprising a box of f plastic moldable material having a fiat base, rear, and sides, and a forward 4 partiallycylindrical wall, said latter wall having a rectangular peripherally extending slot, said 'box having apartition dividing it into a lower coin compartment and an upper dispenser chamber, said'partition having a hole'for passing a unit of ball gum or the like'downward, said partition carrying a depending chute below said hole,- guiding a ball. into a depending chamber, a shaft carried by'said partition concentric with said cylindrical front walLa rotatable actuating d sc c r e by sai h and ha a' o e is ns w t hqsais ra i qe h let z q tion of the disc, an actuating handle carried by the disc and projecting from said slot, a dispenser rotor of molded plastic having a top disc with depending tubes adjacent its periphery, said tubes being open to receive said units and to discharge them into said partition hole, an arcuate ing pawl until the rotor passes the point of said pawl and drops back; down to be held against reverse rotation, said rotor having a pair of radially projecting flanges at its periphery between each i pair' of tubes for engagement with said resilient member. I

3. A dispenser for ball gum or the like, comprising a box of plastic moldable material having a fiat base, rear, and sides, and a forward partially cylindrical wall, said latter wall having a rectangular peripherally extending slot, said box having a partition dividing it into a lower coin compartment" and an upper dispenser chamber, said partition having a hole for passing a unit 01' ball gum or the like downward, said partition carrying a depending chute below said hole, guiding a ball into a depending chamber, a shaft carried by said partition concentric with said cylindrical front wall, a rotatable actuating disc carried by said shaft, and having a hole registering with the said partition hole in one position of the disc, an actuating handle carried by the disc and projecting from said slot, 8. dispenser rotor of molded plastic having a top disc with depending tubes adjacent its periphery, said tubes being open to receive said units and to discharge them into said partition hole, an arcuate beveled holding pawl fixedly carried by said partition'and projecting through said actuating disc,

' said pawl engaging said rotor and permitting only one. way rotation of said rotor, a resilient member carried by said partition, and having a resilient holding pawl engaging between said tubes'to hold the rotor until it is moved by the actuating disc, said member having a resilient tongue overlying the rotor and urging it against said fixed holding pawl, the tongue permitting the rotor to rise on the bevel of the holding pawl until the rotor passes the point of said pawl and drops back downto be held against reverse rotatio n, and a transparent box for said units fixedly carried above the said first-mentioned box, and having an aperture above said tubes.

' MARSHALL S. LEAF.

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